How to Best Receive the Gift of “Mompreneur”

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Expectations can empower someone to live out their roles with greater capacity or they can defeat a spirit when the stakes feel too high and the wrong sacrifices are being made.

If you are ever on social media then you can see the rising world of mothers creating margins for their family thru network marketing opportunities, as well as, becoming business owners with different variety of products. The pace of our culture can spin a family out of bounds quickly if not managed with intentionality and with perspective.

A mother who takes on the role of building a business while also investing in their children is considered a “mompreneur.” It asks of a mother to balance out the load in home presence and work presence as children are standing witness to the opportunity.

Do you ever hear a mom say, “I am just going to work on the side” and then witness their stress take rapid measures when the hustle is no longer balanced?

What happens when the opportunity that a mother chooses to stay home, while earning income, becomes a greater burden than working outside of the home?

How does a mother show their children that investing in those places is a gift rather than a weight?

The blessing of a mompreneur is working oneself into time and financial margin that ushers family presence in ways that YOU choose. Yet, when expectations are shifted and boundaries are not established then the margins become so tight that a mother feels stuck rather than empowered. This difficulty can only hold for so long until a mother quits an opportunity that could grant their family desired freedoms.

We are an entrepreneur family and it is thru these trenches that I have developed a top five strategies list for those of you who are struggling in the mire of misplaced margins and working toward a balance.

  • Strategize Your Vision

I can not stress enough the importance of knowing what you are working toward. WRITE out your visions: Be it “pay for certain bills” or “create for fun spaces.” You want to sit down and know the reason why you are choosing this path vs. a different job opportunity.

Ask yourself the question, “If I do not choose THIS opportunity for time and financial freedom then what would my life look like in 1/3/5 years?”

You will resurface this question often as you fight thru the trenches of the harder days.

*Allow your spouse and your children to be part of this vision.

* Set time with husband where you can carve out 2-4 hour bracket each week to work uninterrupted.

  • Recognize Trigger Places

I believe that one of the greatest deficits of a mompreneur is the belief that “just on the side” requires limited work. A mom must know that investing in business building TODAY requires sacrifices now that payback reward for tomorrow. 

*Resist the YES of activities and distractions that would keep you from having the margin to balance things efficiently. Take time to say NO to the tv shows, NO to the constant meeting up, NO to the volunteer of the year, and say YES to plant seedings in your work space that give you wider YES of tomorrow.  

  • Set Boundary Markers

My children have been vital in drawing out boundaries for me in my business world. When a mom does not have a “set office time” then the phone can be overly available and what is intended to be a place of “on the side” quickly becomes “all the time.”

* Develop “phone OFF” times during the day.

* Unplug/Tech Free Sundays or whichever day works for your family. Start with at least HALF a day with no TV or social media presence. THIS gives your mind space to wander and time freedom with your family that grants life renewed within your work and life balance.  

* Set work zone timers. Give yourself a set amount of work time and allow children to have “play center time” while you work. Then when the timer goes off then you can do “house work timer” time to balance out work/stay at home mom responsibilities.

  • Gather Together Often

Something that gives us encouraging togetherness is having a SUNDAY NIGHT MEETING together.

* Organize your schedule with spouse to mark out the type of week you expect.

* Protect your calendar by not saying YES to places that would spin your family out in too many directions.

* Take time to pray over your dreams/ goals/ battles and connect together

  • Celebrate Small and Big Victories

Remembering the journey is one of the greatest weapons that one can use against mental warfare.

* Keep a gratitude journal that highlights the JOY filled moments along the way

* Keep a vision board

* Set up a goal visual that marks action steps toward reaching your vision

* Allow kids to celebrate the journey with you

Mompreneur, allow expectations to be about the FREEDOMS offered to you in this opportunity and work toward the spaces that allow you to receive it as a gift and not a burden.  

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trishia
Hi, my name is Trishia and something that I value about my story is how my heart is outstretched throughout the world and I have many "homes" that fuel my soul. Being born and raised in Alabama, my southern roots remain a deep part of me. Living in New Orleans and then relocating to Cincinnati, post Hurricane Katrina, I learned how being exposed to culture and diversity can build empathy into a person. Married a generous, humble, hard-working man, Brett, from Cincinnati and then later moved to Kenya, Africa where our years spent working overseas has shaped my soul in more ways than I can articulate. We are now back in Cincinnati, investing in building a staffing company, and after 17 years of marriage are raising a 12 year old son, an 11 year old daughter, and a 10 year old son. Jesus is my anchor; I love quality time, sharing heart to hearts, traveling the world remains a passion; witnessing community loving one another well encourages me; photography is a lens I use to invest into the hearts of others at T Ralston Photography {www.framethejourney.com}

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